Environmentalists Conflating Science with Ideology

On June 20, 2024, Bob Boswell, Biff Gore, Dylan Daniel, Tim Arvidson, and Karen Levine joined the show. Laramie Energy CEO details how Governor Polis has implemented 19 fees to circumvent TABOR, with the latest enterprise fee charging oil and gas producers based on an index they cannot sell into Pastor and Voice finalist challenges churches to abandon incrementalism on abortion, treat single mothers as widows, and stand. Enterprise Fees and the Attack on Colorado Energy Producers Start listening at 33:16 – Hour 1 Bob Boswell, CEO of Laramie Energy, exposes how Governor Polis has implemented 19 fees across the state to circumvent Colorado’s Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR). The most recent enterprise fee on the oil and gas industry charges producers a percentage of production based on the Henry Hub natural gas index, even though Colorado producers cannot sell into that market. Boswell explains that while the state charges fees based on Henry Hub pricing trading around $2.50, Colorado producers receive about $1.50 on natural gas through the CIG and Northwest Rockies indices. This means producers may be losing money while still paying fees to the state. He describes the legislation as coming at the “11th hour” of the 2024 legislative session, with only Occidental, Chevron, and Civitas given seats at the negotiation table while independent producers were excluded. The energy executive warns that these stacked regulations make energy more expensive for Coloradans, with those least able to afford it suffering most. He notes that natural gas remains the cleanest burning energy from a density standpoint and that CO2 is “nature’s fertilizer” essential for photosynthesis. Boswell emphasizes that reliability distinguishes hydrocarbons from intermittent wind and solar, and criticizes how government activists stymie nuclear power despite its potential as a reliable alternative. “They’ve got their science mixed up with their ideology, and it’s creating regulations that are unwarranted that make energy more expensive and does not better human lives.” Bob Boswell, CEO of Laramie Energy The Church’s Role in Defending Life and Religious Liberty Start listening at 75:31 – Hour 2 Biff Gore, pastor and R&B performer who reached the top eight on NBC’s The Voice, challenges churches to boldly confront the cultural battles over abortion and transgender ideology. Gore criticizes the modern visible church for adopting an unbiblical “11th commandment” of niceness, noting that many churches refused even to allow petitions for the Colorado Life Initiative in their lobbies. Gore argues that the pro-life movement itself has become compromised by incrementalism, comparing it unfavorably to abolition. He contends that if slavery had been addressed incrementally, “we’d still have slavery today.” The pastor calls for churches to treat single mothers as widows and their children as orphans, creating networks of support that demonstrate the value of life. His wife Brittany does sidewalk counseling and has built a network providing baby supplies to mothers for years after birth. On the transgender agenda infiltrating schools and even rural communities, Gore urges parents to pull children from public schools and homeschool. He notes that God’s rainbow has seven colors while the LGBTQ flag has six, calling the appropriation a “pointing of the fingers in the face of God.” Gore declares that revival is coming and that Christians must pray for local leaders, school boards, and sheriffs while standing boldly on biblical foundations. “When slavery ended, it ended for every person...